81 FR 54128 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Veterans' Employment and Training Service Competitive Grant Programs Reporting

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 157 (August 15, 2016)

The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Veterans' Employment and Training (VETS) sponsored information collection request (ICR) proposal titled, ``Veterans' Employment and Training Service Competitive Grant Programs Reporting,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Public comments on the ICR are invited.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 157 (Monday, August 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19401]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Veterans' Employment and Training Service 
Competitive Grant Programs Reporting

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Veterans' 
Employment and Training (VETS) sponsored information collection request 
(ICR) proposal titled, ``Veterans' Employment and Training Service 
Competitive Grant Programs Reporting,'' to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval for use in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Public 
comments on the ICR are invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before September 14, 2016.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documentation; 
including a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency 
of response, and estimated total burden may be obtained free of charge 
from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201511-1293-001 (this link will only become active 
on the day following publication of this notice) or by contacting 
Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free 
number) or by email at [email protected].
    Submit comments about this request by mail or courier to the Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-
VETS, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202-395-5806 (this is not a toll-free 
number); or by email: [email protected]. Commenters are 
encouraged, but not required, to send a courtesy copy of any comments 
by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of the 
Chief Information Officer, Attn: Departmental Information Compliance 
Management Program, Room N1301, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20210; or by email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at 
202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks PRA authority for the 
Veterans' Employment and Training Service Competitive Grant Programs 
Reporting information collection. This collection of information is 
necessary for the proper oversight of discretionary grant funds 
administered by the VETS, as required by law and regulation. VETS 
discretionary grants fund approximately 150 homeless veterans' 
reintegration projects to serve roughly 17,000 homeless veterans and 
incarcerated veterans at-risk of homelessness annually. The 
discretionary grant funds are also used to fund approximately 66 Stand 
Down events annually. The Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program and 
the Homeless Women Veterans and Homeless Veterans with Children 
Reintegration grant programs authorize this information collection. See 
38 U.S.C. 2021(b) and 32 U.S.C. 2021A(c).
    This proposed information collection is subject to the PRA. A 
Federal agency generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of 
information, and the public is generally not required to respond to an 
information collection, unless it is approved by the OMB under the PRA 
and displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, 
notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no person shall generally 
be subject to penalty for failing to comply with a collection of 
information if the collection of information does not display a valid 
Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. For additional 
information, see the related notice published in the Federal Register 
on January 8, 2016 (81 FR 970).
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in 
the ADDRESSES section within thirty (30) days of publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate 
consideration, comments should mention OMB ICR Reference Number 201511-
1293-001. The OMB is particularly interested in comments that:
     Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
     Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the 
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
     Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and

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     Minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate 
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting 
electronic submission of responses.
    Agency: DOL-VETS.
    Title of Collection: Veterans' Employment and Training Service 
Competitive Grant Programs Reporting.
    OMB ICR Reference Number: 201511-1293-001.
    Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; Private 
Sector-- businesses or other for-profits and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 882.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 2,850.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 5,540 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).

    Dated: August 8, 2016.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-19401 Filed 8-12-16; 8:45 am]
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